Power-generating apparatus.



CHRISTOPHER .ITOHN LAKEYNAME CHANGED PROM JOHN CHRISTOPHER LAKE BY JUDICIAL ORDER).

POWER GENERATING APPARATUS.

'APPLIOATYION FILED JAN. 4, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1906.

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WITNESSES v ATTORNEY unrrn'n' earner CHRISTOPHER JOHN LAKE, (NAME CHANG-ED FROM JOHN GHRISTOPEER LAKE B l I JUDIG'LAL GRE -133),) 0F BREDGEEOET, CONNECTICUT.

POWEB-GE1KT ERATING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, race.

Application filed. January 4;, 1906. Serial No. 294,552.

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of the inner and outer cylinders, the cylinder Be it known that l, CI-nusrorHnR JOHN casing and delivery pipes, the controlling valve and sparker appearing in elevation.

LAKE (formerly JOHN 7 States, and resident a citizen of the United of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Power- Erencrating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the production of apparatus for developing into available mechanical power practically the entire heat generated from explosions without the great Waste of heat and power that is inseparable from the usual types of engines employed for this purpose.

A further object is to provide direct and effective means for transferring heat from explosions to water for the formation of steam, and toemp loy water'for this purpose in such form that it will readily absorb the maximum amount of heat for the smallest amount of water.

A further object is to produce by explosions andthe heat thereof a power fluid of large volume and density suitable to be employed-for driving engines, and more especially for driving engines of the type known as rotary engines or turbines.

A further object is to provide means for mingling free atmospheric air with the power fluid produced by the explosions and employed in the engine.

' A. further object is to provide means for applying the heated power fluid impulsively to atmospheric air in such manner as to communicate both its heat and its mechanical velocity thereto and means for expanding the air thus heated and impulsed before conducting it to the turbine.

The invention constructions, and in certain parts improvements and combinations by which the principles above set forth are utilized.

\Viih these and other objects in View, I have devised the novelapparatus which I will now describe, referring to the accom panying drawings forming part of this specification, in which reference characters arev used to indicate the several parts:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my complete apparatus, the air funnel and conduit being in section. Fig.2 a vertical section on an enlarged scale, illustrating the construction further consists in certain.

. the combined oil Fig. 3 a transverse section of the motor casing on a still larger scale, the rotating member appearing in end elevation. Fig. t a side elevation of the motor wheel detached. Fig. 5 a plan view on' an enlarged scale of and air valve detached. Fig. (1 a similar view partly in horizontal section to show the internal construction. of the combined water and air valve, the two valves being similar in construction. Fig. 7 a plan view of the valve-operating mechanism detached. Fig. 8 a detail view partly in section and partly in elevation, illustrating the construction of the valve in the gas and steam pipes. Fig. 9 an end view of the engine complete as seen from the right in Fig. 1, and Fig. 10 is a detail view partly in section and partlv in elevation, illustrating a variant form of the invention in which the air funnel is dispensed with, and the alternate volumes or impulses of exploded gas and steam are conducted to the prime mover Without the mixture therewith of atmospheric a'r.

While I have illustrated'my apparatus in. combination with a rotary engine, it is to be understood that the power fluid is applicable to general purposes either as a driving power for rotating engines or the like motors, or as a blast for any of the like pun poses for which an air blast has been or i .a-y

be employed.

20 indicates within an outer cylinder indicated by 21, which in turnlies within a cylinder casing indicated by 22. While I have illustrated the cylinder 21 as completely surrounding and inclosing the cylinder 20 it is, of cour. to be understood that this is only one of ch various ways in which the two chambers may be adjacently or contiguously arranged to effect the necessary transfer of heat be tween them to carry out the principle of the invention.

24: indicates 'a pipe leading from the outer cylinder, and 23 a smaller pipe within 2a, which leads terminates in pipe 24.

25 indicates an oil tank, 26 a water tanit, and 27 an air tank in which the air is at ali times maintained under uniformv compresthe inner cylinder which lies from the inner cylinder bined oil and air valve intermediate pipes eating withvalves and 36 are both indibined water and air valve to the outer cylinbodies'of the combined oil and air and comoperation.

- andleads to the combined oil' and air valve,

bined oil and air valve to the inner cylinder,

, ordinary shut off valves, 4],, which'in use are. ope-ratedby'means of connections, presently cylinder. The structure of valves and 36 6.- Pipes'30 and pipes 31 and 33 respectively,

a cone-pointedvalve 45, andpp'ening 4:4 is

of said valves being provided with shanks ing no portion of ;the present invent These tanks may be, placed in any cenvenient. position with relation to the cyhndcrs and to each other. In the present instance I have shown the air tank as supported above the oil and water tanks, which, however, is Wholly unimportant so far 'as'the principle of the invention is concerned. r

28 indicates a pipe leading from the air tank to the oil tank, 29 a pipe leading from.

sion by any suitable means, as a n,

the air tank to the water tank, 30- a pipe leading from the air tank, which branches and the combined water and air valve, resently to be described, 31 a pipe leading rom the oil tank to j the combined oil and air valve, 32 a pipe leading from the water tank to'the casing, and. 33 a pipe'leading from the casing to thecombihed water and air valve.

'34 indicates a valvein pipe 32, 35 the com- 30 and 31 and the inner cylinder, and 36 the combined water and air valve intermediate pipes 30 and 33 and the outer cylinder, it being understood of course that pipe 30 branches, one branch leading to each valve. As thespecial arrangement of these pipes is wholly immaterial, the air pipes communicated by 30. r

t 37 indicates a pipe leading from the comtheinner end of said pipe bein provided with a-vaporizer 38'within the cy inder, and 39 indicates a pipe leading from the comder, the inner end of said pipe being provided with a vaporizer .40 within the cylinder. Pipes 3? and 39 are each provided with to be fully described, to alternately admit vaporized oil and air tothe inner, cylinder and finely divided water and air to the outer is the same and is clearly'illustrated in Fig.

lead into chambers 42 in the bodies of the combined oil and air and combined water and air valves. 43 indicates reduced tapering openings leading from chambers 42 into central chambers having tapering openings 44 in the bined water and air valves shown only in Fig. 6. Openings 43 are each controlled by controlled by a cone-pointed valve lti, each 47 and hand Wheels 48 for convenience. in

An important. feature of the, invention is that I utilize the heat of'the inner cylinder ,lZO convert the timely divided water and air" advantage of applying the water-in such finely-divided form as to expose a very large surface to the action of the heat from the inner cylinder, thereby insuring its q'omplete and speedy conversion into steam. Not only -is the water in the best'condition for the absorption of heat, but the air interspersed between its articles forms a mixture the nature of WlllCl'l is such that a great amount 'of heat cannot be conducted through it and lost by radiation from the outer walls, as occurs when water alone or in liquid form in large masses is employed. The air and water in this respect are complementary in their action, the air serving to prevent the escape of heat and the water being in'the bett'form for absorbing the heat thus conserved.

' The rods or projections 97 are'convenient ,for the support of the outer cylinder and may all be extended thereto for that pur pose, which, however, is incidental andnot their main function; nor are these rods mainly for the purpose of cooling the inner cylinder, since sutiicient cooling can bereadily accomplished through smooth walls, especially where water is employed. There .is

difficulty, however, in effecting the nearly instantaneous conversion ofthe charge in the outer cylinder into a fluid of high pressure, and it is to meet this difficulty that the rods are used. Their special function, therefore, is to distribute the heat-communicating surfaces throughout the entire body of the aerated spray in order that all parts of it may become instantly converted into a mixture of steam and highly heated air.

In order to retain the heat as much as pos-' sible within the outer cylinder, Ipreferably cover the latter 'with asbestos, or other insulating materiah'indicated by 59*. The use of the outer cylinder renders a cooling jacket for the inner cylinder wholly unnecessary, as the heat generated by the explosions of gas within the inner cylinder'is absorbed to such an extent in the conversion of the finely divided water 'and air in the outer cylinder into steam and heated air, as to render un-' due heating of the parts impossible. As it .is not practicable to wholly prevent the a radiation of heatfrom the outer cylinder, 1

osing the outer cylinder in the casing 22 through which the water supply must pass and in which it is raised to a relatively high 1 temperature before it is admitted to the outer cylinder.

As. already stated, pipe 23' leading from 'theinner cylinder-lies within pipe 24 leading from the outer cylinder, pipe 23 being retained in place concentric with pipe means-of braces 49. The passage of exploded gases and steam and heated air from these cylinders is controlled by a disk valve,

'50, in a casing 51, which is inserted between parts of pipe 24'and to which both )arts of said pipe are rigidly connected. alve 50 is carried by a shaft 52 journaled in the casing. and provided with an operating arm 53. This-valve is provided with two passages 54:

through it, which are adapted to register withpipes 2% on opposite sides of pipe 23,

and between passages 54 and at right angles thereto with apassage 55, which is adapted to register with pipe 23, the valve being os cillated in: use by means of operating arm 53 and connections, as will presently be more fully described, in such a'manner as to alternately open and close the pipes;- that is "to say, whenpipe 23 is discharging the products of the explosions of gas from the inner cylinder, pipe 24 will be closed, and when more-fully explained.

I pipe 2 L is'discharging steam from the outer cylinder, pipe 23 will be closed. Pipe 24 is preferably covered. with insulating material 59, as asbestos, to prevent radiation of heat 5% denotes a sparker in pipe 23, part of which isconnected with and which is operated by arm 53', toexplode the gases in pipe 23 and-the inner cylinder, as will be Above valve 50 and above *the upper end of pipe 23, pipe 24: is

contracted at 57.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 10, pipe 24-leads into an expanding-conduit 58 and the alternate volumes of exploded gas and steam mixed with heated air expand therein and-are conducted to the motor presently to be described, pipe 24 and the conduit being both shown-as covered with insulating ma terial 5 9, for example asbestos, to prevent radiation of heat therefrom.

In the fornrillnstrated in Fig. 1, pipe 24: leads into an open mouthed expanding discharge tubeGO which is provided with numerous perforations 61 for the admissionv of air. This discharge tube lies'within and opens into an expanding conduit 62 which leads to the driving wheel the same as in the other form. The rear end of conduit 62 is provided with a rearwardly expanding air funnel. (333. The action of this air funnel in connection with-the perforated discharge tu e is to draw in large quantities of atperforations in 'tained by the mospheric air, which passes through the the expanding discharge tube and greatly increases the volume and accelerates the velocity of the alternate "0L umes of exploded and steam mixed with within the funnel (30. \Vhen the admission of air is not provided for, it is necessary for the power fluid to act against thepressure of one atmosphere over the entire cross-sectional area of the expanded casing. The admission of'air at the rear .end of the funnel relieves the power fluid of this obstructionby giving vent at the rear so as to balance the atmospheric pressure. The air is led to the perforations 61 through the expanded. entrance portion 63 of the outer funnel. The current of air entering this portion and passing through the perforations is impelled forward to the motor by the alternate impulses of fluid from the generating cham- "bers which energizes the air and mingles with the air on its way to the motor. As the upper end of pipe 24, which lies within the air funnel, is covered with insulating material 59, radiation of heat therefrom is prevented. The forward end of the conduit flattens and widens out and opens into thecasing 64 of a motor wheel 65, which may be of any ordinary or preferred construction. I preferably, however, use a motor whose operative peripheral surface consists of a series of zigzag channels or troughs 6 sepa; rated from each other by zigzag partitions or walls, 67, against which the alternate volumes or impulses of exploded gas combined with atmospheric air in motion, and-steam combined with atmospheric air in. motion, impinge, and are deflected in opposite directions to impartrotary motion, the exhaust from the motor leading into an exhaust pipe or stack 68 which leads from casing 64, and into which conduit 62 passes, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Within the upper part of the casing are two valves or gates-69 hinged to the casing as at 70, and the upper ends of which are adapted to engage the lower end of the conduit. A rod 71 connectseach of the gates with a block 72, which is adapted to reciprocate over the surface of the motor wheel and to 'just pass under the lower end of the conduit, the upper end of the block registering with the lower end of the conduit to form a passage for the alternating volumes of exploded gas and air and steam and air. The block and the gates are correspondingly curved and the gates are mainrods at a distance from the block corresponding with the thickness'of the flattened lower end of the conduit. The

block and gates are controlled to reverse the movement of the motor by means of a re versing lever 73 pivoted to any fixed portion of the mechanism, and a connecting rod 74 pivoted to the lever and to a'pin 75, which projects from the block and passes through a slot in the end wall of the casing.

.The operation-of-reversing the wheel will I be readily understood from Figs. 1 and 3.

When the block is at the extreme of its movement toward the left, and the rightgate is in alinement with the lower end of the conduit, the alternate driving impulses,

currents or volumes of gas and air and steam and air will be conducted toward the right, and will engage the right side of the motor wheel causing it to rotate from leftto right. hen the block is moved to the extreme of its movement toward the right,

the left gate,'which has previously been in I the open'position, will be moved to the a pipes 76, and may be conducted away, but

is preferably conducted to a tank 77 and retained to be used over again. Pipes 76- are shown as curved to form traps or siphons,

which remain filled with the water of condensation, so that there can be no escape of gases through said pipes. These pipes are shown as leading from the casing at about its midheight, and the casing is shown as conforming to the curvature of the wheel and fitting it closelyabout'the-pipes and also at the bottom, so that when the wheel is-rotating from left to right, the water of condensation will be'expelled from the casing through the left pipe 76, and when the wheel is rotating from right to left, the water of condensation will be expelled from the casing through the right pipe 76.

The valve operating mechanism is clearly illustrated-in Fig. ,1, which see in connection with Fig. 7. 78 denotes the shaft of the wheel. and 82 a worm. A clutch 80 operated by a clutch lever 81 is mounted on the shaft 83. 79 denotes a worm gear engaging the worm and mounted loosely on shaft 83 supported in bracket 84. Shaft 83 carries a bevel pinion 85, which meshes with a bevel pinion 86 on a shaft- 87, which also carries an eccentric 88. 89 denotes a strap encircling the eccentric, and .90 a rod connecting the eccentric strap with an operating lever 91. 92 denotes a rod pivoted to said operating lever'and to a pin 98 projecting from the wheel 93 of the valve '41 in the pipe 37 leading from combined oil and air valve 35 to the inner cylinder. 94 denotes a rod pivoted to said lever and to a pin 99 projecting from the operating'wheel 95 of the'valve 41 in v the pipe 39 leading from combined water and air valve 36 to the outer cylinder, and 96 denotes a rod pivoted to said lever and to the operating arm 53 of disk valve 50 in pipes 23 and 24, and which also operates the sparker. The severa'l valves, and in connection therewith the sparker, are so'timed as to cause alternate volumes of exploded gas and steam and air to pass to the wheel.

The operation is as follows: When the en- 'gine is not in use the combined oil and air valve 35, and the combined water and air valve 36, are closed bymeans of the cone- 1 pointed valves 46. The first thing to do is to open these valves. The closing of these valves stops the engine. Under ordinary circumstances in stopping and starting the engine, valves 45 which independently control the passage of oil and air and of water quire change under the ordinary conditions of use, although either of these valves may .be operated at any time independently of the others toregulate the flow of oil, water and air to the combined oil and air and. combined water and air valves, 35 and 36. respectively. In starting the operator turns the eccentric by the handle 88 and swings operating lever 91 backward and forward a few times by hand which operates the valves controlling the supply of vaporized oil and air to the inner cylinder, and of finely divided water and airto the outer cylinder, and also the .disk valve in the pipes leading from the cylinders, and the sparker, the motor being of course disconnected from the valve mechanism by means of the clutch.

lever and clutch. When the valve 41 controlled by connecting rod 92 isopen, oil andair pass to the inner cylinder through pipe 37 and vaporizer 38, and passage 55 in disk valve 50 is in alinement with pipe 23. The vaporized oil and air in pipe 23 and the inner cylinder is now ignited by the sparker, and the products of the explosion pass through pipe 23 and the conduit or dis charge tube, as .may be, to casing 65, where they act'upon the motor.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 1, where the discharge tube and air funnel are used, the volume of the current ofexploded gas is increased and its velocity is accelerated '90 and air, to valves 35 and 36 respectively, f

by the admission of atmospheric air. An

stasis in pipe 23 and open the passages 54- e Q-l. As soon as the parts are in this the sage 1n 1 position finely divided water and air,

water having already been highly heated valve that 1 use and which is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, is so constructed that either the water or the air may be completely cut oil so that the outer cylinder may be supplied with water alone or air alone or by any desired mixture of both. It is my intention to use only so much water with the air as may be absolutely necessary to prevent overl eating of the inner cylinder and in some embodiments of my invention I desire to dispense with the water entirely and use an increased quantity of air in the outer cylinder. -With this arrangement, all the heat in iparretl to the contents of the outer cylinder will be available for power purposes and noile llostin the latent heat of evaporated water. For some purposes, however, where it is desirable to employ a power fluid oi the maximum density or specific gravity a larger amount of water is employed and its vapor mingled with the heated gases of the explosions. This produccs a power fluid of greater weight and capable of more energetic cfi'ect, especially in motors of low velocity.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 1 where the discharge tube and air funnel are used, the volume of the current of steam is increased and its velocity accelerated by the admission of atmospheric air. After :1 limited number of movements of the valve mechanism by the operator, the alternate volumes or impulses of exploded gas and steam will pass to casing and act on the motor with perfect regularity and smoothness. The operator then by means of the clutch lever connects the valve mechanism with the wheel and the operation becomes automatic, the direction of rotation of the wheel being determined by movement of reversing lever 7 3, which controls the valves or gates in the wheel casing.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

l. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions of a meat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator, a port in said chamber for admitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to be converted into pressurefilud by the heat at the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, and an alternately-acting valve. device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternal ely the gas from the generator and the pressure liuid from the chamber.

The combination with a generator for producing heatedgas by explosions, of a heat absorbing chamber surrounding the generator, a port in said chamber for admitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to be converted into pressure fluid by thchcat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the pressure fluid from the chamber.

3. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator, a port in said chamber for admitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the pressure fluid from the chamber, and a motor connected to operate said valve device.

l. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explo-.,

sions, and a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber.

5. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of a heatabsorbing chamber surrounding the generator, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, and a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber.

6. The combination With a generator for producing heated gas by explosions of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely divided water, means for introducing said mixture'into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the enerator and the chamber, and an alternatedyactinq' valve device common to the generatoran chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamber.

7. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of a heat-absorbing chamber surrounding the generator, a mixing device connected With the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided Water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamber, and a motor connected to operate said valve device.

9. The combination with a gcnerator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the walls of the generator, aheat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, means for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided'water as a heatabsorbing agent, a port in said heat-absorb ing chamber for admitting said mixture of air and Water thereto to be converted into pressure-fluid by the-heat of the explosions, and a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber.-

10. The combination with a gene 'ator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing nrojcctionson the walls of the generator, a l1cat1-absorlm1g chamber surrounding the generator and inclosing said projections, means for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water as a heat-ab,- sorbing agent, a port in said hcat-absorbing chamber for adn'iitting said mixture of air and water thcrc'to to beconvert'cd into pressure fluidby the heat of the explosions, and a conin'ioirdischarge. tube from the generator and the chamber.

11. The .coinbination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber con tiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, a port in said chamber foradmitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the'explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and' chamber for releasin alternatelythe gas from the generator an the pressure fluid from the chamber.

12. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat, distributing projections on the Walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber surrounding the generator and inclo'sing said" projections, a-port in said chamber ,for admitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto. to be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, and an alternately acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing the pressure fluid from the chamber.

13. The combination with a generator for distributing projections on the Walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosin said projections, a port in said chamber or admitting a heatabsorbingagentthereto to be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the projections, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, an alt(i-natelyaiting valve-device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gasvfrom the generator andv the pressure fluid from the chamber, and a motor connected to operate said valve device.

let. The combination with a generator for i producing heated gas by explosions, of heat generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosin said projections, a. mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water, means for introheatol 'therein by tlie heat ofthe explosions, and a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber.

15. The combination with a generator for distributing projections on the walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to-be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator valve device common to the generator and chamberfor releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamber. p

16. The combination with a generato flfot producing heated gas byexplosions, of heat producing heated gas by explosions, of heat .and the chamber, and an alternately-acting;

distributing projections on the walls of the:

alternately the gas from the generator'and distributing projections on the Walls of the i ducing said mixture into the chamber to be.

producing heated gas by-explosions, of heat t eaaeva generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided Water, means for intro dueing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamber, and a motor connected to operate said valve device.

17. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the walls of the generator, at heat-absorbing chamber con-- tiguous to the generator and inelosing said projections, a mixing device connected With the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and the chamber for releasing alteri'iately the gas from the genorator and the heated mixture from the chamber.

l8. 'lhecombination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the 'WflllS ot the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a. mixture of air and finely-divided Water, and means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, said mixing device comprising an air delivery pipe, a Water delivery pipe intersecting therewith and an adjustable valve at the intersection of said pipes.

19. The combination With a generator for producingheated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the Walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said projections, a mixing device connected With the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely divided Water, mean: for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, and a common discharge tube from the generator and the chamber, said mixing device comprisingan air delivery pipe, a Water delivery pipe intersecting therewith and an adjustable valve at the intersection of said pipes.

20. The combination with a generator for )roducing heated gas by explosions, of heat istributing projections on the Walls of the generator, :1 heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator and inclosing said pro ections, a mixing device connected with the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-dividedwater, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for re, leasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamdelivery pipe, a Water delivery pipe intersecting therewith and an adjustable valve at the intersection of said pipes.

21. The combination With the generator for prod ucin-g heated, gas by explosions, of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the the chamber for producing a mixture of air and finely-divided Water, means for introducing said mixture into the chamber to be heated therein by the heat of the explosions, an alternately-acting valve device commonto the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the heated mixture from the chamber, and a motor connected to operate said valve device.

22. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of heat distributing projections on the Walls of the generator, a heat-absorbing chamber eontiguous to the generator and inelosing said projections, a port in said chamber for ad.- mitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the explosions, and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the generator and the pressure fluid from the chamber. 7 I

23. The combination with a generator for producing heated gas by explosions, of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the generator, a port in said chamber for admitting a heat-absorbing agent thereto to .be converted into pressure fluid by the heat of the explosions, and an alternately-acting valve device common to the generator and chamber for releasing alternately the gas from the chamber.

24. The combination With a enerator for producing heated gas by exploslons, of a heat-absorbing chamber contiguous to the her, said mixing device comprising an air generator, a mixing device connected Withi'rom the generator and the pressure fluid.

generator, a port in said chamber for admit-- generator, a heat-absrb1ng chamber cont1guous to the generator and inclosing sald v the generator and the pressure fluid from the converted into pressure fluid by the heat of said valve device.

p1'o ec tions, a port in said chamber for adnnttlng a heat-absorb ng agent thereto to be theexplosions, an alternately-actin valve device connnon to the generator and chamberfor releasing alternately the gas from chamber and a motor connected to operate 26. The combination with the discharge tube of a generator for power fluid, of means for applying the fluid therefrom impulsively to atmospheric air to mingle therewith and produce a current thereof, said means being adapted to expand the current thus produced surrounding said extension, the conduit having an enlarged open entrance end With walls convergmg to a constricted central 'portion thence diverging to its exit end,

the air being collected in the enlarged open entrance end,

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

i I CHRISTOPHER JOHN LAKE,

Formerly JOHN CHRISTOPHER LAKE.

Witnesses A. M. WOOsTER, S. W. ATHER'roN. 

